Ignore the headline
http://www.fileymercury.co.uk/news/local-news/pilot_tells_of_plane_crash_escape_1_3536604
”Following the dramatic landing at around 2:30pm last Sunday, he said: “I was at 1,500ft and the engine just stopped. I checked the instruments and nothing was untoward – the drive belt from the engine to the fuel pump had gone. Then it was just a matter of making the emergency call and picking a field.
“The landing was surprisingly smooth. I was expecting the plane to turn over, but it came to a stop after about 50 yards.”
Mr Brompton, who was in the RAF for 36 years and has 45 years of flying experience, bought the Slingsby Tipsy Nipper T-66 aircraft after he retired. ”
By: BY767 - 27th August 2011 at 23:44
Met that John Brompton bloke when I was doing some flying in Dundee a few years ago. We used to think how unrealiable and dangerious that tiny little thing looked! He was very proud and protective of it, as we found out one day when we were shouted at for placing our a/c covers on top of his beloved plane (we thought it was a table under some sheets)
Glad it all ended well.
Bet he is enjoying all this attention :diablo:
By: Chewbydoo - 17th August 2011 at 03:41
Shocking locking yes. I wonder if the bolts were new at prop fit and if not, how many hours had they run. Were the threads in the prop flange worn? The AAIB may have been happy with the metalurgy of the bolts but did they tick off the the above questions too?
By: ThreeSpool - 16th August 2011 at 19:18
That is some shoddy wirelocking, and it was done by an LAA inspector? 😮
By: AlanR - 16th August 2011 at 17:38
The AAIB Report is now out on G-ATBW losing it’s prop
By: Dr. John Smith - 4th July 2011 at 18:31
Tispy Nipper sucessful force landing
More info at http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/local/plane_crash_pilot_has_lucky_escape_1_3515619 – including an interview with the pilot and a picture of the wreckage. Crash took place at 14:30 on Sunday 26 June 2011
Aircraft involved was G-AVXD
By: AdlerTag - 3rd July 2011 at 16:38
Glad it all turned out smoothly- a number of previous Tipsy Nipper forced landings have resulted in the aircraft flipping over, with fatal results in at least two cases. Glad it stayed upright!
By: JT442 - 3rd July 2011 at 13:37
“Car pulls into roadside following engine failure”
“Aircraft lands in field following engine failure”
Slow news day obviously.
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July 3, 2011 at 1:14 pm